Minnesota Timberwolves vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 12/30/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Friday, December 30, 2022

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

Fiserv Forum is the location where the Milwaukee Bucks will try to defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday.

The Timberwolves faced off with the Pelicans and took a loss by a score of 119-118 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Timberwolves ended up with 28 and the Pelicans had 24 fouls. They also converted 11 of 24 attempts from beyond the arc. New Orleans walked away from this one shooting 69.8% from the free throw line by making 30 of their 43 attempts. Additionally, New Orleans snagged 43 rebounds (9 offensive, 34 defensive) and added 8 blocked shots. New Orleans doled out 22 assists and had 6 steals in the matchup. When it comes to defense, Minnesota allowed the other team to shoot 48.1% from the floor on 39 of 81 shooting. They also doled out 18 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and having 6 steals. In relation to hauling in boards, they compiled 35 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Timberwolves made 24 of 32 shots for a percentage of 75.0%. Minnesota walked away from the contest having earned a 50.6% FG percentage (42 of 83) and buried 10 out of their 29 3-pointers.

Anthony Edwards is one player who played a role for the game. He had 27 points on 10 of 23 shooting. He played for 39 minutes played and pulled down 6 rebounds. Edwards finished the contest at 43.5% from the field and also earned 2 assists.

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Minnesota will enter this contest with a record of 16-19 on the year. They are turning it over 16.1 times per contest and as a group they commit 21.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Minnesota is pulling in 42.4 boards per game and has accounted for 903 dimes this season, which is 10th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Timberwolves are connecting on 34.4% on shots from beyond the arc (391 of 1,136) and 77.4% from the free throw line. They are averaging 114.7 points per game (11th in basketball) on 49.2% from the floor.

Defensively, the Timberwolves are able to force 15.5 turnovers every game while drawing 20.4 fouls. They rank 27th in basketball in allowing assists with 915 surrendered on the year. The Timberwolves defense is giving up a FG percentage of 46.0% (1,444 of 3,139) and they relinquish 44.2 rebounds per game as a team. They are relinquishing 36.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 22nd in the NBA in points per game from their opponents (115.7).

In their last game, the Bucks walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 119-113 when they faced the Bulls. The Bucks pulled down 39 defensive boards and 22 offensive rebounds for a total of 61 in this game. They also coughed it up 14 times, while recording 7 steals in the game. The Bulls committed 23 fouls in the matchup which took the Bucks to the free throw line for a total of 32 attempts. They were able to bury 22 of the free throw tries for a clip of 68.8%. Regarding 3-point shots, Milwaukee converted 9 of 44 attempts (20.5%). When all was said and done, the Bucks finished 41 out of 110 from the field which gave them a rate of 37.3%. The Bucks permitted the Bulls to bury 42 out of 92 tries from the floor which had them shooting 45.7% in this matchup. They went 39.1% from 3-point land by shooting 9 of 23 and finished the game at 26 of 30 from the free throw line (86.7%). When talking about rebounds, Milwaukee allowed Chicago to get 52 in all (7 offensive).

Giannis Antetokounmpo ended up being a major contributor for the Bucks for this game. He made 17 out of 39 in this game for a field goal percentage of 43.6%, and earned 22 rebounds. Antetokounmpo had 45 points in his 42 mins on the court and earned 7 dimes for this contest.

Milwaukee has a mark of 22-12 so far this year. The Bucks commit 18.6 fouls per contest and they go 73.9% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 24.4 times per game (17th in basketball) and they are turning it over 15.2 times per game. Milwaukee has scored 3,830 points for the campaign (112.6 per game) and they average 48.4 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Bucks are shooting 45.9% from the floor, which ranks 23rd in the NBA.

The Milwaukee defense allows 35.5% on shots from distance (402 of 1,131) and their opposition knocks down 77.9% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 22.5 assists and 43.2 boards per game, which is 2nd and 11th in the league. The Bucks on defense are ranked 6th in the league in points allowed per contest with 110.4. They are forcing their opponents into 12.7 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.5% from the floor (4th in the NBA).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Milwaukee and under the total points

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